“African’s grandest gathering”, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), will be hosting various workshops at the Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town on 28 and 29 March 2014. The programme includes urban master classes, music business... Read More

About 100 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries will receive training in Arts and Culture Management on Community Level at the ABSA Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in Oudtshoorn from 30 March to 4 April 2014. Read More

A total of 405 junior baseball players from across the Western Cape gathered in Cape Town for a festival of baseball on 23 and 24 March 2014. Fourteen MOD (Mass participation; Opportunity and access; Development and growth) Centre teams were joined... Read More

Two selected Oudtshoorn basketball teams from Bhongolethu Primary and High School and Fezekile High School MOD (Mass participation; Opportunity and access; Development and growth) Centre participated in the Women’s Rights Basketball Tournament at... Read More

Four talented young musicians have been receiving a valuable learning opportunity after being chosen to provide behind-the-scenes support to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) on 28 and 29 March 2014. The four all participate in... Read More

The Steinitz Chess Club from Belhar continued its dominance in the Western Cape by winning the Ample Club Chess Championships held in Cape Town from 20 to 24 March 2014. The tournament was hosted by Chess Western Cape and supported by the Department... Read More

On 21 March 2014, 18 Mass participation; Opportunity and access; Development and growth (MOD) softball teams competed against each other in Athlone on Human Rights Day. The event formed part of the National Softball Championships that took place... Read More

Coaches and administrators who are engaged in talent identification and high-performance sport development in the Western Cape benefitted from the Science, Technology and Sport Conference in Stellenbosch from 12 to 14 March 2014. Read More

The Gugulethu Chess Open on 15 March 2014 showed that grassroots chess development is alive and well in the Western Cape. Over 50 Cape Metropole development players between the ages of 6 and 18 competed in the tournament hosted by the Department of... Read More

The national Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) announced a massive R3 billion cash injection for libraries at the launch of South African Library Week in Cape Town on 15 March 2014. The event was a partnership between DAC, the National Library of... Read More

Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Dr Joseph Phaahla will be launching South African Library Week in Cape Town on 15 March 2014. The event is a partnership between the national Department of Arts and Culture, National Library of South Africa, the... Read More

The independent review committee which considers appeals on heritage matters has upheld a decision to refuse permission for the demolition of a building in Bo-Kaap. The outcome of the appeal can be described as a victory for people with a long... Read More